2013 Year in Pictures: Peggy Peattie

Some of the significant moments of 2013 from photojournalist Peggy Peattie/UTSan Diego

Tim Christoni of Rancho Cucamonga raises a peace sign at the head of thousands of runners Sunday morning for the start of the annual Rock 'n' Roll Marathon, during a moment of silence honoring the bombing victims at the Boston ...
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Couples waited to be called to finalize their paperwork before getting married on Walk-in Wednesday. At left are Greg Shay and Michael Chambers, while at right Matthew Foster and Josh Thorpe listen for their names to be called.
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Chunky Sanchez was one of the featured artists at the Adams Avenue Unplugged 2013 festival this year. He was honored later in the year by the National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Fellowship Awards.
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Nelson Oyugi of Kenya won the AFC Half Marathon with a flourish in August 2013. All three male finishers in the AFC Half ran times that beat the existing course record. Participants came from 14 countries and 45 different states ...
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The statue known as The Kiss was firmly installed in its new location in February on the grassy knoll at G Street beside the Bob Hope Memorial in the shadow of the USS Midway Museum. The bronze statue made in ...
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The waning full "wolf moon" as January's full moon is known, had some colorful clouds to set through on Monday morning over the Pacific Ocean. The Native American name for January's moon allegedly came from the constant howling of hungry ...
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Brent Campbell lets out a yell as he crosses the finish line in first place for his division, the OC-1 men age 20-39. Front left are Rob Rojas, front, and Thomas Maximus in the OC-2, who finished second in the ...
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Luis Anguro, left, with help from Enrique Morones of the Border Angels, gets to see his daughter Ximena, 5, on the Mexico side as Border Patrol agents open the gates in the border fence for just a few minutes on ...
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Steven Acosta, left, and Josh Godinez, right, led other football teamates performing as pallbearers as they carry the casket of fallen teamate Martin Garza to the 50-yard line for his memorial service on Friday night. The Brawley athlete was killed ...
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Central Elementary Principal Cindy Marten, center, is handed a large crystal and joins in an inspirational song with fifth graders Thursday morning, the day it is announced she will become the new district superintendent.
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Leora Langs, left, leads the way into the ocean with "Mama Marlaine" Cover and Su Kraus, right. Nearly a hundred moms and daughters waded into the surf in formal gowns beside Oceanside Pier for the second annual Mother's Day Fancy ...
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Stand up paddlers take off en masse out from Bonita Cove in Mission Bay Saturday morning, following the surfskis and outrigger canoes, in the short course of 4.5 miles for the annual Hanohano Huki Ocean Challenge.
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Lori Hensic and Shaina Turley were married Monday under several portraits of opposite-sex couples at the County Administration building, one of the first couples to legally marry under the new law.
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The Chariot Fire that swept across 7,055 acres and destroyed 149 structures including numerous mountain cabins and the Al Bahr Shrine camp, employing the efforts of nearly 2,000 firefighters, left a denuded ridge line that had been one of the ...
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Julie Michelle and Crux, the five-month-old Sphynx kitty, check out the other animal contestants at the Unleashed by Petco pet fashion show in Temecula in May. At left is Haley Dixon with Fremont, 2, a rescue dog.
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Rock Canyon Vineyards, located in Alpine at about 3,000 feet elevation, has three attack donkeys as their label mascot. They started their vineyard in 2000 and today they are producing Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, Sangiovese and Tempranillo wines.
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Early on a Monday morning in July, a driver went over the cliff at Sunset Cliffs Blvd. He got out of the vehicle himself and was sitting on the beach when lifeguards arrived.
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Christina Schoenhofen and her family wave farewell to her husband BMCS Leonard Schoenhofen as the USS William P. Lawrence prepares to set back from the dock in January 2013 for a six-month deployment. From left are Mackenzie, 12, left, Myca, ...
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Adrian Lazaga of San Diego, center, aka Clown Fire, had to go through a weapons check with security guards outside the Convention Center before being admitted to Comic-Con.
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San Diego Police Officer Scott Spillane questions a woman on El Cajon Blvd. who ended up being cited for possession of drug paraphernalia. The SDPD's bike patrol has made it easier to apprehend criminals in certain neighborhoods.
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